[PATCH v2] firmware: arm_scmi: Use dev_err_probe() simplify the code

long.yunjian at zte.com.cn long.yunjian at zte.com.cn
Wed May 21 01:14:49 PDT 2025


From: Yumeng Fang <fang.yumeng at zte.com.cn>

In the probe path, dev_err() can be replaced with dev_err_probe()
which will check if error code is -EPROBE_DEFER and prints the
error name. It also sets the defer probe reason which can be
checked later through debugfs.

Signed-off-by: Yumeng Fang <fang.yumeng at zte.com.cn>
---
v1 -> v2
(1) Order the includes alphabetically.
(2) Delete "ret = PTR_ERR(*)", and then replace ret in dev_err_probe with "PTR_ERR(*)".

 .../firmware/arm_scmi/transports/mailbox.c    | 20 +++++++------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/mailbox.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/mailbox.c
index bd041c99b92b..764cbeac2492 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/transports/mailbox.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@

 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/dev_printk.h>
 #include <linux/mailbox_client.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
@@ -214,31 +215,24 @@ static int mailbox_chan_setup(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo, struct device *dev,

 	smbox->chan = mbox_request_channel(cl, tx ? 0 : p2a_chan);
 	if (IS_ERR(smbox->chan)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(smbox->chan);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(cdev,
-				"failed to request SCMI %s mailbox\n", desc);
-		return ret;
+		return dev_err_probe(cdev, PTR_ERR(smbox->chan),
+				     "failed to request SCMI %s mailbox\n", desc);
 	}

 	/* Additional unidirectional channel for TX if needed */
 	if (tx && a2p_rx_chan) {
 		smbox->chan_receiver = mbox_request_channel(cl, a2p_rx_chan);
 		if (IS_ERR(smbox->chan_receiver)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(smbox->chan_receiver);
-			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				dev_err(cdev, "failed to request SCMI Tx Receiver mailbox\n");
-			return ret;
+			return dev_err_probe(cdev, PTR_ERR(smbox->chan_receiver),
+					     "failed to request SCMI Tx Receiver mailbox\n");
 		}
 	}

 	if (!tx && p2a_rx_chan) {
 		smbox->chan_platform_receiver = mbox_request_channel(cl, p2a_rx_chan);
 		if (IS_ERR(smbox->chan_platform_receiver)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(smbox->chan_platform_receiver);
-			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				dev_err(cdev, "failed to request SCMI P2A Receiver mailbox\n");
-			return ret;
+			return dev_err_probe(cdev, PTR_ERR(smbox->chan_platform_receiver),
+					     "failed to request SCMI P2A Receiver mailbox\n");
 		}
 	}

-- 
2.25.1



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